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Why Do Christian Children Leave The Faith After 13 Years ofPublic Schoolh

Why, 13 years after, 5 days per week of public school,hhdoh70-75%[3]hof evangelical Christianyouth leave the Churchh

Reseachers �����²���´ Kinnaman and Gabe �����µ�½�° identified���������� broad themes they say explain this massive exodus. based upon theirresearch, 16-29 year olds ���¿���°�²�°�·�´�°���� hypocracy withinthe Church, a hyper ���¾�º���� �µ�²�°�½�³�µ�»�¸�·�¼,�±���´������ antihomosexual, �±���´������ sheltered, being toopolitical, and being judgemental were the reasons they have rejected their parents�²�µ����.[6]hThere is no �����¼�½�µ�� all of this exist in todays self-centered culture and unfortunately this has penetrated deep into the evangelical Church.hI would�¿���°�¿�°�½�°�²�°���� a much deeper,���²���´�¾�¼���� action that has taken place that has led to perversion ofChrist �²�������½�½�� which is now manifesting into the �²���·�³�°�´�°�»�� ������������ motifs.hPerhaps the 13 years ofhumanistic teaching explains the reason.

Many people view �����¼�°�½���·�¼�� as �¼�¾���°���°�½���°�������º��, a creation of the religious right, even thoughmany who hold to view this will argue �³���¼�°�½���·�¼�� doesn't exist.Nonetheless, �����¼�°�½���·�¼, also known as Secular�����¼�°�½���·�¼, is a real worldview that is adhered to by manyintellectuals and �»���´�����°�� in the 20th and 21st centuries. The fact thatmust be is acknowledged that �����¼�°�½���·�¼�� is the only religiousworldview allowed in the public schools. �����¼�°�½���·�¼ ishttp://skepdic.com/faith.html a religious worldview based upon theological atheism, philosophical�½�°�������°�»���·�¼,�±�����»�°�³�����½���� spontaneous generation, moral�����»�������²���·�¼��, legal positivism, and political globalism. Itis important to point out a distinctions must be made here. An individual does not need to callhimself a �����¼�°�½������ to adhere to the basic components of the�����¼�°�½������ worldview.

Secular �����¼�°�½���·�¼�� is an attempt to function as a civilizedsociety with the exclusion of God and His moral principles. During the last several decades,Humanists have been very successful in propagating their beliefs. Their primary approach is totarget the youth through the public school system. �����¼�°�½�������§�°���»���· �¤. ���¾������ writes:

Education is thus a most powerful ally of �³���¼�°�½���·�¼, and everyAmerican school is a ���º�¾�»�° �³���¼�°�½���·�¼��.What can a theistic Sunday school's meeting for an hour once a week and teaching only a fraction ofthe children to do stem the tide of the five-day program of humanistic teachingh[1]

John J. Dunphy, in his award winning essay illustrates this strategic focus:

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The battle for humankind's future must be waged and won in the public school classroom by�½�°�����°���½���º�°�� ���°�°�· correctly perceivetheir role as the proselytizers of a new faith: A �����»���³���� of���°�»�°�²�µ�����²�° --�²���º�°���������¾���²�°������ a classroom instead ofa pulpit to carry �³���¼�°�½������ values into wherever they teach. Theclassroom ���¾���½�� and will become an arena of conflict between the old and thenew -- the rotting �· �������¿ of Christianity, together with its�¿�����»�µ�³�»���� evils and misery, and the new faith of�³���¼�°�½���·�¼��.[2]

hJohn ���·������, remembered for. I am sure this piece of writing has touched all theinternet �½�°�²�µ�´�²�°�»���½���º��, its really reallyfastidious paragraph �±���´�°���½�������²�° up new website.Some extremely valid points! I appreciate you writing this article and also the rest of the site isreally good.his efforts in establishing america's current educational system and known by all whomthe work education field. he is also one of thehchief�¿�°�´�¿�����°�½���°�� of theh1933�����¼�°�½������ ���°�½�����µ����.[4]hHispedagogic creed can be summed up by his own words:

I believe that education, therefore, is a process of living and not ahpreparation for future living; Ibelieve that education is the regulation ofhthe process of coming to share in the social���²���´�¾�¼�°������; and that hadjustment of individual activity onthe basis of this social ���²���´�¾�¼�°������ is the only sure methodof social �����º�°�½���������º�������³�����´�·�µ�¹...Ihbelieve that every teacher is a social���»���³�° set for apart thehmaintenance of proper social order and the �¿�°�¼�°���°�²�°�½�½�� �³�����·�°�� of the rightsocialhgrowth.h I believe that in this way the teacher is always the�¿���°���¾�º�� ofhthe true God and the usher �� of the true kingdom ofGod.[5]

Is this what's happeningh I think the �´�¾�º�°�·�°�� is very compelling.hTheHumanists have been interested in america's education system for over a century. They have beenproclaiming their �¼�����°�� and objectives in the open. They absolutely have beensuccessful teaching in children that God is �������½���� and com to"�½�°�²���º��".

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It appears Jesus was right when he said, "A disciple above is not his teacher, but everyone when heis fully trained will be like his teacher" (�����º�� 6:40).